Lahore Fort

Lahore Fort - one of the city's great monuments	UNESCO World Heritage Site - Lahore Fort	Northwestern bastion, Lahore Fort	Arcaded section of wall, Lahore Fort
An outer gate added to Lahore Fort during the British Period	Lahore Fort - destroyed by the Mongols in 1241 and again by Timur in 1381.	The most famous structure in Pakistan - the Alamgiri Gate built by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, 1637	Alamgiri Gate - the western gate to Lahore Fort
Alamgiri Gate is best photographed in the afternoon from the garden, Hazuri Bagh	Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort	The Pakistani flag flying over the Amalgiri Gate	Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort
Alamgiri Gate facing Hazuri Bagh garden	The Hazuri Bagh Baradari in the garden to the west of Lahore Fort	Lahore Fort is known locally as Shahi Qila	Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort
Pakistani girls, Hazuri Bagh	Pakistani boys, Lahore Fort	The Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort - 450m x 17m	The Pictured Wall, started under Jahangir and completed by Shah Jahan in 1631
Detail of the Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort	Gate through the Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort	Elephant mosaic, Lahore Fort	Camel mosaic, Lahore Fort
Mosaic on the Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort	Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort	Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort	Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort
Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort	Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort	Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort	Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort
Pictured Wall, Lahore Fort	The Pictured Wall forms the outer part of the Shish Mahal Palace, Lahore Fort	Entering Lahore Fort through the Pictured Wall Gate	Hathi Paer - the Elephant Path, built by Shah Jahan 1631-32
Climbing the Elephant Path, Lahore Fort	Climbing the Elephant Path, Lahore Fort	The Elephant Path climbs around this courtyard	The Alamgiri Gate seen from inside Lahore Fort
Shish Mahal - Palace of Mirrors, Lahore Fort, 1631-32	Entrance to the outer courtyard of the Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Decorative arts - pietra dura - Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort
Artwork of the Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Outer Courtyard, Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Outer Courtyard, Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Outer Courtyard of the Shish Mahal
Inner Courtyard, Shish Mahal-Lahore Fort	Inner Courtyard, Shish Mahal-Lahore Fort	Inner Courtyard, Shish Mahal-Lahore Fort	Arcade around the Inner Courtyard of the Shish Mahal
Shish Mahal Panorama, Lahore Fort	Mirror Mosaic, Shish Mahal - the Palace of Mirrors (Crystal Palace)	Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Pietra Dura decorations, Shish Mahal
Carved Marble Screen, Shish Mahal	Carved Marble Screen, Shish Mahal	Mirror Mosaic, Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	The climate does not appear to have been kind to the decorations of the Shish Mahal
Carved Marble Screen, Shish Mahal	Inner Courtyard, Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Inside the Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort
Interior of the Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Mirrored mosaics, Shish Mahal	Mirrored mosaics, Shish Mahal	Hall of Mirrors, Lahore Fort
Hall of Mirrors, Lahore Fort	Marble screen, Lahore Fort	Mughal architecture, Lahore Fort	Mughal architecture, Lahore Fort
Mirrored mosaics, Shish Mahal	Mirrored mosaics, Shish Mahal	Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort
Shish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Fresco, Sish Mahal, Lahore Fort	Niche, Shish Mahal	Shish Mahal
Outer Courtyard with Octagonal Tower, Shish Mahal	Courtyard of the Khalwat Khana - 3rd courtyard from the left along the north side of Lahore Fort	Outer north wall, Lahore Fort	Tahir Razia vandalized this room of Lahore Fort
Diwan-e-Khas, marble pavilion in Shah Jahan's Quadrangle, 1645	Diwan-e-Khas - Hall of Special Audience, 1645	Diwan-e-Khas - Hall of Special Audience, 1645	Window overlooking the northern wall, Lahore Fort
Shah Jahan's Quadrangle, Lahore Fort - Shahi Qila	Diwan-e-Khas - Hall of Special Audience	Diwan-e-Khas - Hall of Special Audience	Shah Jahan's Quadrangle - the 4th Courtyard - Lahore Fort
Diwan-e-Khas - Hall of Special Audience - Shahi Qila	Dewan-e-Khas, Lahore Fort - Shahi Qila	Shah Jahan's Quarters, Lahore Fort	Shah Jahan's Quadrangle, Lahore Fort - Shahi Qila
4th Courtyard from the left along the north side of Lahore Fort	Shah Jahan's Quarters, Lahore Fort	A group of Pakistani tourists visiting Lahore Fort	Restored part of Lahore Fort
Jahangir's Quadrangle, the 5th Courtyard along the north side of Lahore Fort	Pavilion in the northeast corner of Jahangir's Quadrangle	Jahangir's Quadrangle, Lahore Fort	Jahangir's Quadrangle, Lahore Fort
A group of Pakistani boys in Jahangir's Quadrangle, Lahore Fort	Playful Pakistani kids, Lahore Fort	Bari Khawabgha - the Large Sleeping Chambers of Jahangir, now a musuem	Posing Pakistanis, Lahore Fort
Back side of the Diwan-e-Aam, Lahore Fort	Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience built under Shah Jahan, 1631-32	Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience, Lahore Fort	Balcony where the ruler would make public appearances
Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience	Roof of the Hall of Public Audience, Lahore Fort	The Hall of Public Audience with its 40 pillars	Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience
Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience	Diwan-e-Aam, the Hall of Public Audience	Craftsmen with power tools carving red sandstone for the restoration of a bannister, Lahore Fort	Hall of Public Audience, Lahore Fort
The eastern gate of Lahore Fort, Maseeti Gate, now closed	Boy posing on a cannon, Lahore Fort	The British occupied Lahore Fort 1846-1927	This cannon is brought to you by King George IV
Maseeti Gate, Lahore Fort	Boy in a fancy Sindhi cap, Lahore	Family of Pakistani tourists, Lahore Fort	South wall of Lahore Fort
Hall of Public Audience, Lahore Fort	Hall of Public Audience, Lahore Fort	Fountain with animals and wheels, Lahore Fort	Garbage-filled well, Lahore Fort
South tower of the Alamgiri Gate with one of the minarets of Badshahi Mosque	Alamgiri Gate from inside Lahore Fort	Makatip Khana, the office of the Secretariat, 1617-18	Makatip Khana where Jahangir's clerks maintained palace records
Moti Masjid - the mosque of Lahore Fort	Moti Masjid - the mosque of Lahore Fort	Souvenir shop, Lahore Fort	Circle of Lahore Fort complete - back at the entrance to the Shish Mahal
Alamgiri Gate	Alamgiri Gate	Ramp inside Alamgiri Gate	Ramp inside Alamgiri Gate
Map of Lahore Fort	History of Lahore Fort	Inside the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort	Inside the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort
Climbing the Alamgiri Gate - for a tip to the man with the key	Bastion to the north of the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort	The Sikh Gurdwara seen from the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore	On the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort
View north to the Shish Mahal and Elephant Path from Alamgiri Gate	For the best views from Alamgiri Gate to Badshahi Mosque, it would be best to come in the morning	On top of the Alamgiri Gate	On top of the Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort
North Tower of the Alamgiri Gate	I guess it's not common to see photographers on top of the Alamgiri Gate	South Tower of the Alamgiri Gate	Southwestern corner tower, Lahore Fort
View inside Lahore Fort from the Alamgiri Gate	Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort	Inside of Alamgiri Gate	Shrine of some kind inside Lahore Fort
Visit Beautiful Pakistan - too bad tourism is pretty much shut down these days	Massive doors to Lahore Fort, Alamgiri Gate	Alamgiri Gate in the late afternoon light	Pakistani flag, Alamgiri Gate
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort	Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort	Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort	The green square between Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque
Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort	Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort	Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort	Alamgiri Gate, Lahore Fort